Your hands shake. Your voice trembles. Your face reddens. We’ve all been there, having to give a presentation in front of people and fighting back the nerves that come along with it. Whether in front of your peers or in front of a jury or judge, public speaking is a high-stress situation. And testifying in […]

We once had a client come to us with an expert witness who needed some serious prep work. He was a great guy, very approachable, and extremely knowledgeable about his industry. As it turned out, however, he had major problems with short-term memory and would buckle under cross because he couldn’t remember basic details related to the […]

Jun 9 2014

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Many years ago, I was working on witness preparation with a corporate HR Director who was being deposed. It was quickly apparent from the moment that he walked in the room that he was not happy to be there. During his own mock direct examination, when the questions were clearly “friendly fire” from his own […]